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Record rainfall amounts fell Wednesday in the Shreveport-Bossier area, and the rain will keep coming.

Locally, areas saw anywhere from 3 to 5 inches on Wednesday, said Cindy Palmer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Shreveport office.

Shreveport Regional Airport got 3.73 inches, exceeding the old Feb. 21 record of 2.74 inches, which had stood since 1983.

Barksdale Air Force Base got even more — 5.13 inches. The National Weather Service doesn't keep daily records at the site because it is run by the Department of Defense.

The highest rainfall recorded Wednesday in the region was a record 7.72 inches recorded at the Sam Rayburn Dam in Jasper County, Texas, near Sabine Parish.

Due to rain, Bossier City and Shreveport roads were barricaded or closed Wednesday. Both parishes distributed sandbags. Inmates from the Caddo Correctional Center assisted in filling almost 3,000 of those sandbags.

The rain continued Thursday. An early shower dumped about a half inch in the morning. Thunderstorms forecast for afternoon and evening are expected to bring 1 to 2 inches more precipitation.

Expect more of the same Friday and after. Palmer said rain is expected for the next several days.

Northwest Louisiana may see a break from showers Sunday. But by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, it is expected to return.

"We have a chance of rain and thunderstorms pretty much every day," Palmer said.

A flash flood watch remains in effect until 6 a.m. Friday and may be extended through Saturday. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches is possible later Thursday with higher amounts falling locally.

"Although these rainfall amounts are not overly significant, this rainfall is falling atop of the heavy rainfall which fell yesterday," the National Weather Service said in a statement. "Roadways that have been reopened may close again after this rainfall event."

The National Weather Service advises drivers to turn around, don't drown if roadways appear to be flooded.